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Telecommunications - July, 2019

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• Tribune Media, Nexstar To Unload Stations In $6.4B Merger
• Senate Bill Looks To End FTC Act Exemption For Robocallers
• Ariz., Ky. Education Depts. Ask FCC To Drop Subsidy Cap Plan
• CenturyLink Can't Sink Securities Action Over Sales Tactics
• NY1 Discriminated Against Pregnant Anchors, New Suit Says
• DOJ's Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Justification Relies On FCC
• Huawei Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Wireless Patent
• Dish Gets Early $400K Win In Satellite Piracy Suit
• Alix Can't Reopen Telecom Ch. 11 To Probe Rival McKinsey
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• Be Aware Of Risk When Providing Notice To Multiple Insurers
• TV Networks Sue Aereo-Like Streaming Service
• US, China Will Meet In A Month As Trade Talks Wrap Quietly
• Bill Would Ban 'Addictive' Social Media Features
• PE Firm GTCR Doubles Broadband Footprint With 2 New Buys
• Dating App Ducks Refund Claim From Former User
• Lifeline Subscribers Facing Higher Internet Bill, FCC Told
• AT&T Looks To Pull Plug On FPL's $20M Utility Pole Rent Suit
• New FCBA Prez Seeks To Expand Telecom Bar's Horizons
• Trump Skeptical China Will Stick To Any New Trade Deal
• Google Settles Balloon IP Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Huawei Says Ex-Worker Didn't Win, Doesn't Deserve Atty Fees
• Calif. Education Dept. Not Fan Of FCC Plan To Cap Subsidies
• 3 Issues That Will Control The Coming Sprint/T-Mobile Battle
• Outgoing FCBA President Says Authenticity Is Top Priority
• FTC's Antitrust Win Against Qualcomm Should Not Stand
• Major Carriers Tell FCC They Need Flexibility In Robocall Fight
• Wine Tariff Threat Won't Deter French Digital Tax, Minister Says
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• Privacy Group Challenges Facebook's $5B FTC Deal
• Wi-Fi Hot Spot Co. Swaps Legal Team After $2.8M Trial Loss
• Trump Threatens Retaliation Against French Digital Tax
• BlackBerry Fires Back At Twitter, Says Patents Survive Alice
• Ligado's Plan For 5G Isn't New Tech, FCC Told
• Sprint, T-Mobile Must Cough Up More Merger Docs, States Say
• Compliance Imperatives For Defensible Data Disposal
• Bipartisan Bill Would Overhaul Retransmission Consent Rules
• Suit Accuses Google Of Recording Gadget Users' Convos
• A Litigator's Reflections From The Arbitrator's Chair
• Sprint, T-Mobile Get DOJ Nod But No Respite From State Suit
• Dems Call For Better Broadband Maps To Help Rural Areas
• NY Enacts Laws To Boost Security, Breach Reporting Rules
• FTC Wants Cruise Vacation Telemarketers To Cough Up Docs
• Skadden, Sullivan Guide Intel's $1B Modem Biz Sale To Apple
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nike, Altice, ABB
• 9th Circ. Partially Undoes Apple's Win In IPhone Service Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Ala. 911 Service Must Face ADA Bias Suit
• Tulsi Gabbard Hits Google With $50M Suit Over Censorship
• Verizon Loses Appeal For Calif. Tax Refund On Phone Poles
• Windstream Says Uniti Lease Deal Was Disguised Financing
• NYC Dems Float Ban On Selling Cellphone Location Data
• SF Fights FCC Order Gutting Broadband Sharing Law
• Boston PE Firm Gets $250K Atty Fee After Bonus Suit Win
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Recant $600 Million Antitrust Trial Revival
• FBI Chief Wray Echoes AG Barr's Encrypted Device Concerns
• Do Not Let Sprint Buy All Educational Spectrum Licenses
• French Digital Services Tax Signed Amid Industry Protest
• Wichita Council Seeks Exit From T-Mobile Tower Suit
• OoVoo Successor Dodges Alice Threat, For Now
• UK Raises Antitrust Concerns Over Radio Merger
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• 4 Takeaways From Facebook's Historic $5B Privacy Settlement
• Trump, Kids Must Face Fraud Suit Trimmed Of RICO Claims
• McKinsey Says Alix Lacks 'Shred Of Evidence' In Ch. 11 Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charter Communications, WeWork, SDIC
• House Passes Bill To Crack Down On Robocalls
• EU's 1st Fine In 16 Years Shows Predatory Pricing Challenges
• Fidelity Faces Another 'Pay-To-Play' ERISA Suit
• European Tax Policy To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Time To Resolve Post-Cyan Securities Class Action Confusion
• Trump Trade Team Set To Resume China Talks Next Week
• Facebook To Pay Record $5B FTC Fine For Privacy Breaches
• DOJ Makes Antitrust Probe Of Big Tech Companies Official
• Barr Revives Push To Give Authorities Encrypted Data Access
• Samsung, Intel Can Intervene In Qualcomm 9th Circ. Appeal
• Cox Gets Ex-Sales Rep's Suit Over Failed Calif. Move Tossed
• T-Mobile Says Consumers Can't Sue Over Auto-Text List
• FCC Urged To Roll Back Cable Leased Access Rules
• NAB Prez Says TV Blackouts Create 'Broken System' Illusion
• PTAB Slashes Wi-LAN 4G Patent In LG Challenge
• Feds Win Toss Of Hawaii Telecom Co.'s Claim In $129M Fight
• Tencent To Stream NBA2K Esports Playoffs In China
• Hindsight Proportionality Is An Illogical And Meaningless Idea
• Sen. Tells Pai To Collect Better On-The-Ground Web Speeds
• French Co. Says $25M Contract Dispute Suit Must Be Paused
• Telecoms Want Less Info Sharing In Sprint, T-Mobile Case
• Excluded CRT Buyers Want $577M Deals Formally Nixed
• Huawei Says Feds Waived Bid To DQ Sidley Atty
• Fed. Circ. Denies Stay In High Court-Bound Immunity Case
• Netflix Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Subscriptions Slump
• AT&T Sees Most Claims Cut From $224M Data Breach Suit
• Ericsson Says It Needs In On Qualcomm's 9th Circ. Appeal
• 7th Circ. Decision Creates Minefield For Insurance Industry
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• New Rubio Bill Would Ban Huawei From Buying US Patents
• Kids' Data Again In Spotlight As FTC Revisits Privacy Rule
• PTAB Backs Comcast, Axes By-Voice Video-Ordering Patent
• Targeted Ransomware Attacks Soar, Symantec Reports
• O'Rielly To Broadcasters: Don't 'Screw Up' New Kid Vid Rules
• Bosch Urges FCC To Give High-Frequency Use Another Look
• Qualcomm's Profitability No National Security Issue, FTC Says
• FCC Mulling Customer Opt-Outs For Wireless Carriers' Texts
• 4 Things FTC Competition Bureau Looks For In White Papers
• 'Repealer' Cathode Ray Tube Buyers Oppose Separate Trials
• 2.2M Clinical Pathology Patients Added To AMCA Data Breach
• Facebook, WhatsApp Score Messaging Patent Victory
• Feds Want 'Breathtaking' ACLU Border Search Case Nixed
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, AT&T, Axalta
• Alcatel-Lucent Can't Get Farmland Assessment, NJ Panel Says
• NTIA Asks FCC To Update Network Servicing Rules
• Inconsistent Tech, Trade Policies Hamstring Trump Admin
• Uber Leans On Mass. Official Blessing As Cabbie Trial Opens
• Comcast Must Face Whistleblower Suit Over Balloon Fight
• Vodafone Wins EU Approval For Liberty Global Deal
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• Qualcomm Fined €242M For Predatory Pricing In EU
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 3 Times Justice Stevens Boosted Privacy Rights
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Stevens' Ruling Carved Out Broadcasts As A Safe Haven
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• 'Smoking Gun' Emails Help Viasat Win $49.3M IP Verdict
• FTC Facing Qualcomm Alone As Trump Admin. Turns On Case
• Tech Not A Tool For Persecuting Religious Minorities, Pai Says
• Anti-Robocall Bill Wins House Panel's Unanimous Support
• Lawmakers Float Bipartisan Bill To Keep Huawei Blacklisted
• Lawmakers Call For End Of Nexstar Blackout On DirecTV
• 5 Takeaways From DOJ Focus On Chinese Trade Secret Theft
• Sprint, T-Mobile Say Trial Doesn't Need To Be Delayed
• AT&T Knocks 'Fiendishly Complex' C-Band Private Sale Plan
• DC Circ. Says FCC Was Right To Nix Co's. Spectrum Licenses
• French Official Finds Broad G-7 Consensus On Minimum Tax
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• 3 Fed. Departments Back Qualcomm Against FTC At 9th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Says $1.6B In Robocall Damages Rightly Cut To $32M
• Reps. Mull Hybrid Approach To C-Band Sale Conundrum
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• No New Judge For IPhone Users In App Store Case
• McKinsey Critic Wants To Reopen Another Ch. 11 For Probe
• Unified Gets PTAB To Ax Patent Asserted Against Tech Giants
• US Threats Unlikely To Stop France's Digital Tax
• FCC Asked To Rescind TCPA Waiver In $925M Robocall Suit
• Reps. Slam Discord In Trump Admin.'s Spectrum Policy
• Ref Can't Sue Radio Station Over Fans' Threats, 6th Circ. Told
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• Activist Seeks To Revive Google Mass Privacy Suit In UK
• Facebook's $5B Fine Would Set Record But Not Quiet Critics
• Ericsson Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Qualcomm Ruling
• Music Rights Co., Radio Group Call Each Other Off Key
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Dish Network's Win In TQ Delta IP Fight
• Huawei Says L3Harris Radios, Mapping Tech Infringe Patents
• Private Sale Skips Chance To Modernize C-Band: T-Mobile
• Sprint, T-Mobile Say Cable Cos.' Info Is Adequately Protected
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• Samsung, Intel Ask 9th Circ. To Shield Info In Qualcomm Case
• Privacy And Cybersecurity Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2019
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Of Due Process Claim In TQ Delta IP Row
• Security, Trade Priorities Clash As Trump Wavers On Huawei
• Thorny Issues In Orioles-Nationals Arbitration Trouble Judge
• Chancery Trims Suit Over $643M Xura Merger With Siris
• Dentists Worry FCC Robocall Rules Will Curb Patient Outreach
• AT&T Sues Consulting Co. For Sharing Transmission Fees
• FCC's Starks Says Robocall Blocking Plans 'Far From Clear'
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Wachtell
• Hawaii Gov. Axes First-Of-Its-Kind Satellite Privacy Bill
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• 27 Industry Groups Unify To Push For Federal Privacy Bill
• The 6 Biggest Cybersecurity Episodes So Far In 2019
• FCC Plans To Collect Web Service Contours For New Maps
• Carriers Racing To Improve Caller ID Before FCC Deadline
• Lack Of Rural Internet Puts Lives At Risk, Lawmakers Told
• 9th Circ. Expedites Qualcomm's FTC Appeal
• Esports Org Sues DHS Over Videographer's Visa Denial
• Prosecuting SEPs For Driverless-Car Communications Tech
• French Minister Hits Back At US Over Digital Tax Investigation
• UK Unveils Draft Digital Tax Bill As France, US Square Off
• 3rd Circ. Gives GN Netcom 2nd Shot At $600M Antitrust Trial
• SiruisXM Privacy Suit Tossed Too Soon, 9th Circ. Told
• FCC Guts SF Rule Aimed At Boosting Broadband Choice
• Fed Circ. Axes Part Of TQ Patent, Sends Rest Back To PTAB
• Fla. Defamation Suit Shield Doesn't Extend To Books, Movies
• US Launches Investigation Of France's Digital Tax Plan
• Indian Space Co. Need Not Post Security In $1.1B Award Fight
• Cisco Slams Foe's 'Revisionist History' In IP Fee Fight
• FCC Majority Votes To Commercialize Educational Spectrum
• Advocacy Groups Say AT&T TCPA Win Is Bad For Consumers
• 'Modest' Kid Vid Deregulation Still Draws Dem Dissents
• Sprint, T-Mobile Tell Court Merger Will Benefit Consumers
• When FCPA Violations Turn Into Private Securities Cases
• FCC's Carr Questions Educational Spectrum Licensees
• FCC Sets Date To Cut Red Tape Around Small Sat Licensing
• Cable Cos. Say Data Backs Up Fiber Plan For C-Band
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Comcast Wants Info Guarded In Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Suit
• Qualcomm Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Blockbuster Antitrust Ruling
• IPhone Users Push For New Judge After High Court Win
• PE Leaders' Many Hats Complicate D&O Policies
• Alarm Companies Say FCC Must Clarify Call-Blocking Order
• FDIC Action Suggests New Focus On Bank TCPA Violations
• Fenwick, WilmerHale Steer $2.6B Cisco-Acacia Deal
• Huawei Still On Blacklist After US-China Ceasefire
• Telecom CEO Cleared Of Fraud In France Over €404M Award
• Fed. Circ. Backs Verizon's Alice Win On 3 Targeted Ad Patents
• State Law Claims Revived In Revitalized CRT MDL
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• YouTube Shouldn't Be Let Off Hook On Kids' Privacy, FTC Told
• US Asks Court To Toss Huawei's Sales Ban Suit
• Pai Plans FCC Vote On Spoofing Ban For Texts, Foreign Calls
• Fla. AG Flouting Ch. 11 Stay In State Suit, Windstream Says
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Rejection Of Smartphone Remote Patent
• Fed. Circ. Faults PTAB Ax Of VirnetX Patents In $1B Apple War
• Apple Moves To Settle Out Of South Korea Probe
• Telecom Co. Pushes To Have Kelley Drye Held In Contempt
• Former Nokia In-House Atty Says Age, Sex Bias 'Crushed' Her
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Biggest Merger Reviews Of 2019: Midyear Report
• Internet Infrastructure Startup Nabs $117M From Investors
• Facebook Says It Didn't Solicit In Texas TCPA Suit
• Pai Touts Deregulation, Unity With Latin America In 5G Efforts
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Political Consultant Wants Fox Commentator's Suit Tossed
• Judge Koh Won't Stay Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm
• Verizon Wins $1.2M In Broken Contract Row With Cable Co.
• Tegna Says It Isn't Acting In Bad Faith In Retransmission Talks
• Comcast Scores Again In Fight Over Carrying Soccer Games
• Google Privacy Terms Don't Cover Secret Tracking, Users Say
• FCC Moving On USTelecom's Pared Deregulation Request
• Carr Probes 'Political' Spending From Airwaves Revenue
• Alice Helps Apple, Samsung Beat Suit Over Camera IP
• The Top Antitrust Conduct Cases Of 2019: Midyear Report
• The Top 7 Privacy And Cybersecurity Rulings So Far In 2019
• 3 Plans The FCC Could Use To Repurpose The C-Band
• PTAB Says ZTE Can't Challenge Messaging Patent
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Block Calif. City's Cellphone Warning Law
• 7th Circ. Says Emmis' Defense Costs Fell Under AIG Exclusion
• AT&T, Sprint Want FCC Spectrum Slicing Rules To Be Flexible
• PTAB Ignored Proof That Caltech IP Was Obvious, Apple Says
• FCC Urged To Stop Fiber 'Overbuild' Using Federal Funds
• Charter Turning Blind Eye To Infringement, Record Labels Say
• Charter Internet Users Fight Bid To Stay False-Ad Suit
• Apple Fights Bid For New Judge In IPhone Users' Revived Suit
• Inventor Says Cisco's Bid For $5.3M Is Based On 'Hindsight'
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2019: Midyear Report
• FCC Must Keep Minimum Hours Of Kid TV, Senators Say
• Dems Question Industry Dominance On FCC Advisory Board
• City Leaders Blast FCC's Bid To Kill Local Broadband Sharing
• AT&T Says Fla. Telecom Bilking It On Pole Attachment Rates
• Judge Denies Telecom Cos.' 911 Call Fee Cap Claims
• States Won't OK Trial Date In Sprint-T-Mobile Challenge
• Wi-Fi Hot Spot Co. Wants Do-Over Of Tainted Patent Trial